How to hold a pen?
Are these indication applicable for shorthand? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5DLE4dwrL4 (by Osvaldo for everyone)
1942 Letter with unknown shorthand symbol
In the fourth line from the bottom, there is a sentence which reads, “The country is crying for Bombardiers (symbol) so what do we do?” I can’t figure out for the life of me what that symbol is. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. (by Andy for group greggshorthand)
Help with some Anniversary Edition translation
When my grandparents passed, I was entrusted with the letters they wrote each other during World War II. I have been in the process of transcribing these letters for my extended family. My grandfather knew Gregg Anniversary Edition shorthand and used it regularly in his letters home. I was able to find a Gregg dictionary,…
Penmanship Practice – November 2011
From the November 1949 issue of the Gregg Writer. Click on the image for a full view. Attachment: oga-sr-nov49.gif
Madame Bo-Peep, of the Ranches
This story from the book “Whirligigs” by O. Henry (available in Google Books), and written in Anniversary, was serialized in the September to November 1933 issues of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: madame-bo-peep-of-the-ranches.pdf
Let Us Be Thankful
A small selection written in Anniversary from the November 1949 issue of The Gregg Writer. Happy Thanksgiving! Attachment: let-us-be-thankful.pdf
How To Determine Print Month and Year For Gregg Publishing Co Books
http://www.archive.org/details/HowToDeterminePrintMonthAndYearForGreggPublishingCoBooks&reCache=1 Here is a new document I just put on the Internet Archive Library that explains how to determine the Print month and year for a copy of a book from the Gregg Publishing Company for 1914 through 1941. As you know, some of the Gregg Shorthand Manuals, Readers, and Novels had many press runs…
New Items Added To the Internet Archives Library
I added a few new items to my Gregg Shorthand Manuals, Readers, and Novels on the Internet Archives. The new items include: –A great scan of the 1916 Gregg Manual with a complete PDF index –New Versions of The Diamond Necklace –The Anniversary Edition of A Xmas Carol with the missing pages included http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Printed+in+Gregg+Shorthand%22 (by…
The Importance of Shorthand Reading Practice.
I have just launched a new page on my shorthand website – entitled “The Importance of Shorthand Reading Practice” – to emphasize the importance of shorthand reading as an essential means to learning, developing and solidification of shorthand as well as of a constant perfecting of one’s own outlines. The page is bilingual – Portuguese…
Gregg Shorthand L.D.S. Vocabulary
This booklet, written by Harry Sundwall, was published in 1939 by the BYU University Press. It contains useful shortcuts, reading, and writing practice. Attachment: gregg-shorthand-lds-vocabulary.pdf